Selena tribute: 14 years after death

Carolina Saenz of Barcelona, Spain, dances and lip-syncs to one of Selena’s songs Tuesday during the Selena Tribute and Showcase at Bloomington Street and Elvira Drive. The event, 14 years after her death, was in the same neighborhood where Selena once lived.

Sylvia Lerma of Corpus Christi sings along to ‘Dreaming of You’ during Tuesday’s tribute. More than 100 people turned out to mark the 14th anniversary of Selena’s death. People also paid respects at a bayfront statue of the late Tejano star, who at 23 was fatally shot by the president of her fan club.

Carolina Saenz of Barcelona, Spain, dances and lip-syncs to one of Selena’s songs Tuesday during the Selena Tribute and Showcase in Corpus Christi. The event was hosted by radio personality Sylvia Dancer of ‘The Sylvia D Morning Show,’ and featured young up-and-coming performers, raffles, prayers and plenty of Selena music.

Lorissa Chapa, 20, of Corpus Christi, sings one of Selena’s hits in front of a mural dedicated to the late Tejano star Tuesday during the Selena Tribute and Showcase. The event was held to mark the 14th anniversary of the singer’s death and featured young up-and-coming performers, raffles, prayers and Selena music.

Crowds of fans gather as Lorissa Chapa, 20 of Corpus Christi, sings one of Selena’s hits Tuesday during the Selena Tribute and Showcase in Corpus Christi. The event was held to mark the 14th anniversary of the singer’s death and featured young up-and-coming performers, raffles, prayers and Selena music.

Rapper Ice performs a remix of Selena’s ‘Dreaming of You’ Tuesday during the Selena Tribute and Showcase.

Rapper Ice bears a Selena tattoo on his forearm Tuesday as he gets ready to perform a song dedicated to the Tejano singer during the Selena Tribute and Showcase in Corpus Christi.

Maria Reyes Matson of Corpus Christi holds a white rose and picture of Selena with her niece Tuesday during the Selena Tribute and Showcase in Corpus Christi. Matson comes out each year to the event marking the anniversary of the Tejano singer’s death.

Maria Martinez of Corpus Christi dances as singer Lorissa Chapa performs one of Selena’s hits Tuesday during the Selena Tribute and Showcase in Corpus Christi.

Radio host Sylvia Dancer with ‘The Sylvia D Morning Show’ ties white roses to one of the speakers Tuesday during the Selena Tribute and Showcase. Dancer has held the tribute each year in Selena’s old neighborhood to mark the anniversary of the Tejano singer’s death.

Joahna Balderas, 10, of Corpus Christi claps along to the music as singer Lorissa Chapa performs one of Selena’s hits Tuesday during the Selena Tribute and Showcase in Corpus Christi.

Rudy Gonzalez (right) of Corpus Christi talks to radio host Sylvia Dancer of ‘The Sylvia D Morning Show’ about the large painting he made of Selena on Tuesday during the Selena Tribute and Showcase in Corpus Christi.

Fans gather to pay tribute to late Tejano star Selena on Tuesday during the Selena Tribute and Showcase in Corpus Christi.

Fans wave white roses and sing Tuesday during the Selena Tribute and Showcase in Corpus Christi.

Young rapper Dezi B performs Tuesday during the Selena Tribute and Showcase in Corpus Christi. The event marked the 14th anniversary of the singer’s death, and featured young up-and-coming performers, raffles, prayers and Selena music.

Silverfox, a mescalero Apache, plays an American Indian prayer song and afterward blesses Selena with his right hand. The song, named ‘Gegayta,’ which means ‘healing together,’ was played during a prayer and remembrance ceremony at the Selena memorial on Shoreline Boulevard on Tuesday.

Silverfox, a mescalero Apache, plays an American Indian prayer song and afterward blesses Selena with his right hand. The song, named ‘Gegayta,’ which means ‘healing together,’ was played during a prayer and remembrance ceremony at the Selena memorial on Shoreline Boulevard on Tuesday.

Carolina Saenz (left) of Barcelona, Spain, dances with Mary ‘Sammie’ Monsivaiz of San Antonio to the music of the late Tejano star Tuesday in front of the Selena statue along the bayfront in Corpus Christi. Saenz, who was born in California but now lives overseas, said this is the second year she has come out to pay tribute to Selena wearing a custom-made outfit.

Carolina Saenz (left) of Barcelona, Spain, lip-syncs a Selena song dressed as the late Tejano star Tuesday as local radio DJ Sylvia Dancer grooves to the beat at in front of the Selena statue along the bayfront in Corpus Christi.

Mary ‘Sammie’ Monsivaiz of San Antonio points out some of the Selena pins she has collected at trade shows and flea markets Tuesday in front of the Selena statue along the bayfront in Corpus Christi.

Mary ‘Sammie’ Monsivaiz of San Antonio wears a hat covered in Selena pins she has collected at trade shows and flea markets Tuesday in front of the Selena statue along the bayfront in Corpus Christi.

Carolina Saenz (left) of Barcelona, Spain, talks with a group of Selena fans Tuesday in front of the Selena statue along the bayfront in Corpus Christi. Saenz, who was born in California but now lives overseas, said this is the second year she has come out to pay tribute to Selena wearing a custom-made outfit.

Sylvia Lerma (right) of Corpus Christi gets her picture taken with Carolina Saenz of Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday in front of the Selena statue along the bayfront in Corpus Christi. Lerma said she is a big fan of Selena’s music, and still listens to her songs daily.

Mary ‘Sammie’ Monsivaiz (center) of San Antonio holds a painting she made of Selena next to Carolina Saenz (right) of Barcelona, Spain, dressed as the late Tejano star, Tuesday as a small group of fans bow their heads for a moment of silence in front of the Selena statue along the bayfront in Corpus Christi.

Carolina Saenz (left) of Barcelona, Spain, dances with Mary ‘Sammie’ Monsivaiz of San Antonio to the music of the late Tejano star Tuesday in front of the Selena statue along the bayfront in Corpus Christi. Saenz, who was born in California but now lives overseas, said this is the second year she has come out to pay tribute to Selena wearing a custom-made outfit.